2 Chronicles 6:12

And he stood before the altar of the I Lord, in presence of all the multitude of Israel, and stretched forth his hands.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:

In Context

11And I have put in it the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with the children of Israel.

13For Solomon had made a brazen scaffold, and had set it in the midst of the temple, which was five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high: and he stood upon it: then kneeling down in the presence of all the multitude of Israel, and lifting up his hands towards heaven,

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Cross References

Exodus 9:33And when Moses was gone from Pharao out of the city, he stretched forth his hands to the Lord: and the thunders and the hail ceased, neither did there drop any more rain upon the earth.

2 Kings 11:14She saw the king standing upon a tribunal, as the manner was, and the singers, and the trumpets near him, and all the people of the land rejoicing, and sounding the trumpets: and she rent her garments, and cried: A conspiracy, a conspiracy.

Job 11:13Rut thou hast hardened thy heart, and hast spread thy hands to him.

Psalms 29:1A psalm for David, at the finishing of the tabernacle. Bring to the Lord, O ye children of God: bring to the Lord the offspring of rams.

Psalms 68:31Rebuke the wild beasts of the reeds, the congregation of bulls with the kine of the people; who seek to exclude them who are tried with silver. Scatter thou the nations that delight in wars:

Psalms 143:6I cried to thee, O Lord: I said: Thou art my hope, my portion in the land of the living.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 6:2-12

Solomon's Prayer to God. ( b. c. 1004.) 1 Then said Solomon, The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 2 But I have built a house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever. 3 And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood. 4 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying, 5 Since the day that I brought forth my… Read the whole commentary →

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